The original post: /r/television by /u/100100wayt on 2024-05-18 02:15:04.
A moment where you had been tricked into thinking something wasn’t important, or just as a small support for the main plot, then it just comes crashing in and you wonder how you didn’t think it would be something that would have to be dealt with.
Mine is probably in The Leftovers season 2. “Have you been noticing that I’ve been… um… kind of losing my mind?”
First of all, the delivery is absolutely perfect. It’s a lead-in to Kevin’s story taking over from Nora’s for the rest of the season, it acts as a midpoint for Nora to stop pretending she’s okay, and it acts as a crucial moment for the family to split apart.